Overview

Nursery and Garden Centers

Large Independent Thriving Garden Center with Plant Leasing

Price: $2,650,000

Listing ID: GARDEN2

Year Established: 2002

Days & Hours of Operation: Seasonal

Inventory: $300,000

Reason For Sale: True Retirement

Listing Status: In Work-up

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Summary

Description:

This business was founded in 2002 and focused on retail sales and has grown in product as well as service offerings to include commercial clients ever since.

Today, the business offers visitors an almost park-like shopping experience offering everything from trees and shrubs to bird baths.

Customers love visiting and shopping in its comfortable and inviting environment.

The experienced staff is comprised of long-term full-time employees.

Many part-time employees return year after year to work through the busy season.

The company has weathered the financial downturn with increasing year over year sales and is ready for another energetic owner to continue steering the business along its profitable path.

Plant leasing/management, landscape design/build and permanent botanicals as well as floral design make this business unique.

Event space and garden bar are enjoyed by customers. Top 5 rated garden center by Southern Living Magazine.

The competitive landscape is ideally situated for scaling this business to the next level (details upon NDA execution).

Historical Summary:

The founder started with a leased greenhouse in the late nineties and relocated to the present location in the early 2000's. ENLIGN sold this business to the current owner who is now ready to retire. Products and services have been continually expanded year over year.

Competition:

Of the 7 larger garden centers/nurseries in the area this business is located further from other competitors than any other.  Since most businesses of this type generate the majority of their revenue from residences and businesses within a 10-mile radius this business is well located with a well-known brand and large retail and commercial client base.

The business ranks high in online organic search engine results for popular related keywords and phrases.  The business has a pay-per-click (PPC) campaign that also is highly ranked. Social media ratings are well above average.

The website is up-to-date, informational, and easy to navigate.

Growth & Expansion:

This business is located in a thriving area of one of the Country's fastest-growing metros providing high sales volumes.

Opportunity exists for further expansion of the plant leasing business and sales of tropical plants. The addition of bulk mulch (to augment bagged products) would increase margins in this product category. Landscape design services could be expanded as well which would additionally drive incremental sales.